Support legislation to expand transit workforce training by allowing more federal bus and bus facility grant funds to be used for workforce development, including training programs, registered apprenticeships, and labor-management partnerships.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley ... joined ... to introduce the Transit Workforce Development Act, a bill to expand workforce training and strengthen the pipeline of skilled workers needed to support the nation’s public transportation systems.

Brownley helped introduce a bill that would expand transit workforce training and increase the share of transit grant funds available for workforce development.

Brownley, Garamendi, and Wilson Introduce Bill to Strengthen America’s Transit Workforce - Congresswoman Julia Brownley
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Ms. Brownley, as a cosponsor, supported H.R. 8362, the Transit Workforce Development Act, which would allow a portion of bus and bus-related equipment and facilities grants to be used for workforce development and training.

Brownley cosponsored a bill to let certain federal transit grant funds support workforce development and training.

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, and Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) to introduce the Transit Workforce Development Act, a bill to expand workforce training and strengthen the pipeline of skilled workers needed to support the nation’s public transportation systems. The bill amends federal transit law to allow a greater portion of existing bus and bus facility grants to be used for workforce development, including training programs, registered apprenticeships, and labor-management partnerships.

Brownley publicly backed the bill and framed it as expanding transit workforce training, apprenticeships, and labor-management partnerships.

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Brownley, Garamendi, and Wilson Introduce Bill to Strengthen America’s Transit Workforce - Congresswoman Julia Brownley
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Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Brownley, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Pou, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Figures, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The full title says it would allow use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training.

The official bill record confirms Brownley cosponsored the transit workforce bill and that it was introduced and referred to committee.

partial same_term A for effort

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The official bill record lists H.R. 8362 as introduced in the House on April 16, 2026 and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The record’s last action date is April 16, 2026, and it describes the bill as allowing a portion of bus and bus facility grants to be used for workforce development and training.

Brownley backed a bill matching the claim, but the official record only shows introduction and committee referral, with no later movement in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

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